
WeBreakStuff has officially launched their project management solution called
Goplan today. The online software is pinned right beside Basecamp, how will it fair out?
Like Basecamp, Goplan's project management solution allows teams to build an area where they can collaborate, manage files, chat and manage timelines through a calendar. Depending on what plan is chosen, teams using Goplan can also:
- Manage multiple projects
- Manage task lists
- Issue tracking
- Publish public facing project news
- Synchronize calendar's
- Real-time chat with project members
- Control who sees what and how
- Store project-related files in a secure environment
GoPlan is powered with
Amazons EC2 (Elastic Computing Cloud) and their
S3 (Scalable Storage Service) as well. The team has been working with a beta account for the past year, and launched the initial alpha on Amazons technology. WeBreakStuff chose to go the Amazon route because they didn't want to be affected by slow servers, thank goodness. Goplan will also use the much talked about OpenId in the future, supporting the ability to use your same login account info for other websites.
Pricing for
Goplan's online project management tool ranges from a free two project account with no chat or calendar features, to an unlimited account featuring unlimited projects and 80GB of storage for $100/month. Is it a Basecamp killer? Highly unlikely, but now they have some serious competition in the new cleanly designed Goplan.